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PCN POPLA deadline missed.
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possibly , but POPLA will not consider mitigation , only legal arguments
so for an admitted driver I see no escape in the appeals route
ECP have similar signs in my local Morrissons0 -
Well i'm living and learning for sure. I don't want to appear as if i am begging a sob story for the driver. Its just quite a shocking lesson to comprehend how extra time in a car park for honest errors can cost £1600
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Hello there.
I think a very strong complaint to Lidl might help, assuming they are the landowner.
If an occupant of the car suffers with migraines regularly, then a doctor's letter confirming this would be a very useful thing to attach. You mention a landowner complaint has already been made, but who to? To Lidl's manager or CEO? It definitely has to go to one of these and the complaint must be very assertive. Absolutely lay it all on the line about the weather conditions as being in a moving car in awful weather with a true migraine, whether actually driving or not, could be very distressing and painful I'd imagine. Therefore it wasn't even necessarily an 'honest mistake', but fairly unavoidable.
You say that the driver appealed to the parking company initially, did they name themselves as driver at that point?0 -
So, from here I need to find out exactly what paperwork has been sent to my dad and follow up accordingly, I am trying to help him. Would it be easier to name the driver and go through the appeals process again. Many other threads have said ECP don't regularly take people to court. For an extra 2 hours stay due to unsafe driving conditions and illness, I think £180 is madness for a £10 maximum car park.It was a February day this year when we has such terrible snow so the driver ran off the car park and was so long due to waiting for a migraine to pass, unknowingly missing the signs. I have written to the local MP and Landowner because this was an honest mistake on the drivers behalf and has now gone up to £160. I will await any response. Again could they try the appeals process if the driver was named .Well i'm living and learning for sure. I don't want to appear as if i am begging a sob story for the driver. Its just quite a shocking lesson to comprehend how extra time in a car park for honest errors can cost £160
How long was the car there exactly?
what time did you go into the car park and then leave
Were the shops open? Did you puchase anything ?
You state it was Lidl but Aldi are on that car park - which is it
and mitigating circumstances won't help“You’re only here for a short visit.
Don’t hurry, don't worry and be sure to smell the flowers along the way.”Walter Hagen
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Jar £440.31/£667.95 and Bank £389.67/£667.950 -
It didn't, it incurred a £100 PCN reduced to £60 for early paymentWell i'm living and learning for sure. I don't want to appear as if i am begging a sob story for the driver. Its just quite a shocking lesson to comprehend how extra time in a car park for honest errors can cost £160
This then reverted to the £100 and a popla code after the appeal was rejected
The popla code was ignored and so the £100 was passed to debt recovery who added their typical £60 charge to it, totalling up to £160
Simple maths really
Alleged debts escalate if ignored
Looking on Google maps it's a retail park, containing multiple retailers so I doubt that any of them are the landowner0 -
The landowners are the brookhouse group. The driver used to spend lots on that retail park before they moved away and it became a paid car park in the year away. The driver has just explained the situation, they could get a doctors note if anyone replies to me but i doubt it will, i have lost hope now at helping. The driver did make a purchase on the day at aldi for the migraine but did not keep any receipts unfortunately.0
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The day the driver parked more than 180 minutes over as they were very sick that day and it was very heavy snow in February so they felt it was not safe to drive with this combination and they believed it was a free car park as it had been in previous years.
.For an extra 2 hours stay due to unsafe driving conditions and illness, I think £180 is madness for a £10 maximum car park.The landowners are the brookhouse group. The driver used to spend lots on that retail park before they moved away and it became a paid car park in the year away. The driver has just explained the situation, they could get a doctors note if anyone replies to me but i doubt it will, i have lost hope now at helping. The driver did make a purchase on the day at aldi for the migraine but did not keep any receipts unfortunately.
Your story isn't consistant as to how long you were there
What time did the car go in and what time did it left - this information is on the PCN which you appealed in the first instant
The car park is for 3 hours“You’re only here for a short visit.
Don’t hurry, don't worry and be sure to smell the flowers along the way.”Walter Hagen
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I personally don't have the original pcn, i just have the rejection letter that states over 180 minutes.0
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The landowners are the brookhouse group. The driver used to spend lots on that retail park before they moved away and it became a paid car park in the year away. The driver has just explained the situation, they could get a doctors note if anyone replies to me but i doubt it will, i have lost hope now at helping. The driver did make a purchase on the day at aldi for the migraine but did not keep any receipts unfortunately.
Not trying to get your hopes up as I do realise this has gone beyond the optimum time for a landowner complaint. However I think the circumstances are quite compelling and landowners do have the power to cancel PCNs.
Don't wait for a reply to your complaint. Instead just email again stating that the situation has escalated and that you are now very concerned as the parking company are not interested in mitigating circumstances. Explain the circumstances again. DO NOT worry about it sounding like a sob story. Attach a note from the doctor clarifying that an occupant of the car suffers from recurrent migraines. Outline the weather conditions ... everything.
Also email Aldi with the same complaint & attachment. This is the email to use:
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I doubt Aldi will cancel this far along, the op only shopped in the store to buy a packet of paracetamal and they find out that he was in the car park for 6 hours
Plus it's his dad's claim“You’re only here for a short visit.
Don’t hurry, don't worry and be sure to smell the flowers along the way.”Walter Hagen
365 Day 1p Challenge for 2021 #41 ✅
Jar £440.31/£667.95 and Bank £389.67/£667.950
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